Dutch towage and maritime company KOTUG International has signed a framework agreement with compatriot shipbuilding and ship repair specialist Padmos to build ‘the complete lineup’ of E-Pusher, an electric pusher tug.
Advent Technologies and Siemens Energy have signed an agreement (JDA) to develop an integrated 500 kW HT-PEM fuel cell solution for maritime applications.
French shipbuilder Chantiers de l’Atlantique has cut the first steel for OE Corinthian, the first wind-powered cruise ship in the Orient Express Silenseas fleet.
Chevron is chartering its first hybrid electric bunker tanker, a vessel that fuels other ships, from V-Bunkers.
Terntank has ordered another tanker with wind-assisted propulsion and dual-fuel engine capable of operating on MGO, biofuels, and methanol.
Spain’s GONDAN Shipbuilders has cut the first steel for an advanced unmanned surface vessel (USV) that will perform subsea inspection, maintenance and repair (IMR) and survey work. GONDAN Shipbuilders started the construction of the USV in collaboration with USV A/S, an alliance of DeepOcean, Solsta
Norway-based energy storage company Corvus Energy has received a contract to provide a battery energy storage system onboard Magellan Discoverer, the first hybrid diesel-electric vessel to be constructed in South America.
Finnish technology group Wärtsilä has signed a lifecycle agreement with UK-based shipping company P&O Ferries that covers two hybrid ferries, M/V Pioneer and M/V Liberté.
Swedish maritime battery system supplier Echandia has secured an order for battery systems which will be installed on four vessels on hybrid propulsion.
Norwegian shipowner Misje Rederi has welcomed the fourth eco-friendly hybrid bulk carrier Misje Flora from Colombo Dockyard in Sri Lanka.
The World Shipping Council (WSC) is proposing a solution to the challenge of crafting a global greenhouse gas pricing regulation that encourages investment in green fuels, as the UN International Maritime Organisation works towards its target of achieving net-zero carbon emissions in the shipping in
Finland-based shipping company ESL Shipping has joined the Science Based Targets initiative (SBTi), committing to setting both near-term and long-term science-based emission reduction targets aligned with the goal of limiting global warming to 1.5°C above pre-industrial levels. In 2021, ESL Shipping
The third plug-in hybrid vessel ordered by AtoB@C Shipping, a Swedish subsidiary of Finland-based shipping company ESL Shipping, has been launched in India.
Japanese conglomerate Kawasaki Heavy Industries (KHI) achieved a major milestone with the recent delivery of what has been described as the world’s first gas engine hybrid propulsion system designed for a bulk carrier that utilizes a gas engine as the main means of propulsion. The system combines a
